Side Dishes, Vegetables Recipes - Sweet Potato Puffs

Ingredients              

• 3 large sweet potatoes

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

• 1/8 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

• 1/4 cup blanched slivered Almonds

Makes 6 servings

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Method:

1. Scrub potatoes; cut off ends and place in baking pan.

2. Bake in 400°F. (hot) oven 1 hour. Cut potatoes  lengthwise into halves and scoop pulp into a mixing bowl.

3. Add half the butter, then milk and salt. Beat until light and fluffy.

4. \\\\Fill shells with potato mixture; return to oven.

5. Cream together remaining butter, sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Fold in Almonds.

6. Place a dollop of the almond topping on each potato half.

7. Return to oven and heat five minutes or until topping is melted.